Grey-Bearded-Geezer
New Member
458 SOCOM "LEAD HAND LOADS" ?
I am considering something that might seem taboo or unmentionable in published literature.
458 SOCOM AR-Carbine or 'SBR-10" as a Sitka-Bush-Buck Hunting and Bear Defense tool.... With factory loads, we know it can be done.
Has anyone done any HAND LOADS with
LUBRICATED HARD CAST LEAD PLAIN BASE
(no gas check) ?
IF SO, I would be interested in load development notes
or recipes that resulted in decent accuracy
and 'grease groves located in brass neck'
to keep grease out of the powder...
THIS MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY TABOO "HERE",
because we all know that,
"458 SOCOM is a a moderate distances cartridge".
To be clear...
I prefer to AVOID POWDER COATING & GAS CHECKS....
This powder coat tools and materials
and a reliable supply of Gas Checks,
that will absolutely stay on, are not readily available to me...
I simply do not want baked paint in my food...
And, I am not interested in gas checks
that might detach on launch or during flight.
So, Has it been done. Perhaps with LYMAN LUBRISIZER and LINOTYPE or #2 alloy ?
I am considering something that might seem taboo or unmentionable in published literature.
458 SOCOM AR-Carbine or 'SBR-10" as a Sitka-Bush-Buck Hunting and Bear Defense tool.... With factory loads, we know it can be done.
Has anyone done any HAND LOADS with
LUBRICATED HARD CAST LEAD PLAIN BASE
(no gas check) ?
IF SO, I would be interested in load development notes
or recipes that resulted in decent accuracy
and 'grease groves located in brass neck'
to keep grease out of the powder...
THIS MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY TABOO "HERE",
because we all know that,
"458 SOCOM is a a moderate distances cartridge".
To be clear...
I prefer to AVOID POWDER COATING & GAS CHECKS....
This powder coat tools and materials
and a reliable supply of Gas Checks,
that will absolutely stay on, are not readily available to me...
I simply do not want baked paint in my food...
And, I am not interested in gas checks
that might detach on launch or during flight.
So, Has it been done. Perhaps with LYMAN LUBRISIZER and LINOTYPE or #2 alloy ?
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